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Other contextual indicators

Households and dwellings

Dwelling stock, 1991 and 2007

36d

Source: CLG

All households, 1991 and 2006

36a

Source: CLG

One person households, 1991 and 2006

36o

Source: CLG

  • When last assessed in 2007, the South East had more dwellings and households (see end note for definitions of these terms) than any other region.  London had the most one person households.
  • The North East had fewer dwellings, households and one person households than any other region.
  • From 1991 to 2007, the largest regional percentage increase in dwelling stock was in the South West (18 per cent).
  •  The East of England had the largest regional percentage increase in total households (17 per cent) between 1991 and 2006. 
  •  The largest absolute increases in total households and dwelling stock were in the South East (472,000 more dwellings and 419,000 more households).
  • One person households increased by more than 25 per cent in all regions between 1991 and 2006.  The greatest percentage increase was in the East of England (44 per cent).

Note: A household is defined as a one person, or a group of people who live at the same address and share either (a) one meal a day together, and/or (b) share living accommodation, such as a living room.  A dwelling is defined as a self-contained unit of accommodation. Self-containment is where all the rooms (including kitchen, bathroom and toilet) in a household's accommodation are behind a single door which only that household can use. A dwelling can consist of one self-contained household space or two or more non-self-contained household spaces at the same address.

For further details go to housing statistics

 

Updated: 25 February 2010